The Russellville Democrat., 1887-12-21
Miscellaneous Items.

The Governor has offered reward Of $100 for the arrest and delivery of Phil l.. Caple to the sheriff of Randolph County. He is under indictment for an assault upon a white lady.
 A disastrous freight collision occurred a few days since on the Iron Mountain rail. road near Little Rock.
 Prospective candidates for the various State offices are bobbing up all over the State.
 Hon. J. T. w. TiIlar, of Drew County, leading planter and merchant, is promi- nently mentioned as a possible Demo- cratic candidate for Governor.
 1t is reported that the posse in pursuit of the men who so successfully robbed the express car at Genoa, overlook them, and general fight ensued, in which one of the robbers and deputy marshal were killed.
 Sheriff McCarroll has at last run in the parties who burglarized the Yell County safe last February. The Sheriff returned recently from Texas with Mike Launders, in irons. George Edmundson is in Dover jail and George Anderson in the State pententiary for robbing the Howard County safe Launders has confessed.
 Mir. James Stringer, who is the proprie- tor of large saw misunderstanding estab- lishment at Cincinnati, has been in Little Rock recently in the interest of his busi- ness. He likes Little Rock as a location, and it is understood that he contemplates the removal of his manufacturing estab- lishment to that city, provided he can make suitable arrangements.
 The Governor has granted pardon to Jack Hill, who was convicted with intent to kill and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Hill was citizen of Desha County, and his pardon was recommend cd by citizens of that county, as well as by the prosecuting attorney, the circuit judge and others. It appears that the assault was the result of an aggravated quarrel, commenced in drunken froic.
 Tho seventh annual eetifig iif .- -.-~ ts,e~s.as Bar Association will be heH at the United States Courtroom, in Little Rock, on Wednesday, January f, 1SSS at ten o'clock a. m. The annual address will be deliv- cred by John Mcclure, and papers will be read by the following gentlemen: W. F. Hemniway, W. E. Atkinson, J. W. Butler, J. M. Moore and s. K. Cockrill.
 A posse was organized in Little Rock, under the proper officers, Go assist in the capture of the Southwestern train rob bers. A number of the best boys in the
  posse, and they left in as quiet manner as possible, The entire State is agitated over the doings of the desperadoes, who have been terrorizing the Southwest, and there seems to be systematic and deter mined effort on foot to wipe them out.
 On September 24 last John Howard, or "Uncle Johnnie," as he is familiarly called, was eighty-seven years of age. He is now living five miles northwest of Dover, Pope County, on place settled by himself forty-two years ago. He plants and cultivates q crop of corn and cotton each year, and to one unacquainted with him he has the appearance of a man of forty five or fifty years of age, working as steadily as young man.
 Young wheat is thriving.
 Much has been said about the capture of Frank Kline, the noted train rohber, and his recent delivery to Sheriff R. w.. worthen by Indian Territory officials Kline had not been taken to Little Rock at last accounts, and Sheriff Worthen says he is almost certain he has not been captured, else the men would have pro duced him and received their $500 reward.
 Governor Hughes has offered reward oi S300 each for the arrest and conviction Of the men who committed tho receHt train robbery near Texarkana. This, with the reward offered by the express and railroad companies, makes total of Slo0 for each one
 Camden expects 10 have large wagon factory soon.
 James Y. Dunham, of this state, has been appoinCssr messenger under the door Keeper of the House at Washington, vice Samuel Divine.
 GovsTnaf Hughes has pagdoned Wm. Dinwiddie, convicted of cattle. stealing and sentenced to one year ln the peni. tentiary from Arkansas County The judge, prosecuting attorney end many citizens requested tho pardon.
 A.E Cardor, of Arsadelphia. bas been appointed by the Secretary cf the Treas. ury general storekeeper and gaaYar for this State, vice l.. W Reardo,, resigned Mr. keafdon's resignatlon~to took effect cg